Practice - Types of Single Gene Disorders in Humans
Practice Questions
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What defines a single gene disorder?
💡 Hint: Think about the number of genes involved.
What is an example of an autosomal recessive disorder?
💡 Hint: Consider a disorder that requires two copies of a gene.
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What type of gene disorder requires only one copy of the mutated gene to be affected?
💡 Hint: Think about diseases like Huntington's.
True or False: Autosomal recessive disorders can skip generations.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens in families with unaffected parents.
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Challenge Problems
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A family has a history of cystic fibrosis. If both parents are carriers (Ff), what is the probability their child will be a carrier?
💡 Hint: Use the Punnett square approach to visualize this.
Identify the probability of a female child being affected if her father is affected by an X-linked recessive disorder, and her mother is a carrier.
💡 Hint: Consider the inheritance of X chromosomes and the mother’s genotype.
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